Umesh Sinha appointed Dy Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI: Umesh Sinha has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner in the Election Commission of India, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued on Wednesday. Sinha, a 1986-batch IAS officer (retired) of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is at present the secretary general in the commission. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved […]
Rajeev Kumar takes over as new Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI: Rajiv Kumar today assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India. Sh Kumar joins the Election Commission of India with Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra. Born on 19th February 1960, Kumar is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service Officer. During the span of more than 36 […]
Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed as new Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI: Retired bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar was appointed the election commissioner on Friday in place of Ashok Lavasa, who has resigned. President Ram Nath Kovind cleared Kumar’s appointment with effect from the date of his assuming office. Kumar’s appointment is in place of Lavasa, who resigned with effect from August 31. Kumar, a retired 1984-batch […]
Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s wife under I-T dept scanner for tax evasion
NEW DELHI: Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s wife Novel Singhal Lavasa has come under the scanner of the Income Tax Department on charges of alleged tax evasion, official sources said on Monday. Lavasa’s wife has been issued a notice by the department to explain certain details in her IT Returns (ITR) with regard to holding directorship […]